2015 Forest Preserve District Dog Park Permits Go on Sale Nov. 1

Submitted by the Forest Preserve District of Will County.

If you and your canine companions want to frolic and have some off-leash fun next year, purchase a Forest Preserve District of Will County dog park permit starting Saturday, Nov. 1.

2015 permits will be available for purchase at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville, Plum Creek Nature Center in Beecher and Monee Reservoir in Monee. Permits also will be available at Sugar Creek Administration Center in Joliet beginning Monday, Nov. 3.

Permits allow year-round access to all five Forest Preserve dog parks: Forked Creek in Wilmington, Hammel Woods in Shorewood, Messenger Marsh in Homer Glen, Whalon Lake in Naperville, and the newest dog park, Rock Run, which opened in 2014 in Joliet.

Dog parks are open 8 a.m. to sunset with one exception: Whalon Lake Dog Park is open from 6 a.m. to sunset from April through October.

Dog park fees begin at $40 for one dog for Will County residents. In addition to buying a permit in person at a Visitor Center, permits also may be purchased by downloading an application from ReconnectWithNature.org and submitting it with payment. Senior citizen and multi-dog discounts are available. Permits are valid from the date of issue until Dec. 31, 2015.